# Amputations at Associated Electrical Contractors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020098713` · 9/14/2020 · WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Electrical Contractors, LLC
- **Location:** 319 Lamb Road, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, 60098
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 6:30 a.m. on September 14, 2020, an employee was preparing to load reels of copper cable onto a flatbed truck. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between two of the reels, causing a displaced fracture and an amputation to the fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*